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The BBC World Services wide range of documentaries from 2012.
New democratic freedoms are allowing farmers to protest as companies grab their land for agriculture and land. Lucy Ash reporting.
Does the Bollywood film industry need to broaden its fanbase to appeal to international, non-Indian audiences to survive in the future?
A look at the unique narratives and symbolism of the lullabies of the Arab world, which are a form of self-expression for women.
El Salvador's violent street gangs have made a truce. The murder rate has plummeted, and quality of life for many Salvadorans has improved d...
After 100 years of Bollywood cinematic magic, how are filmmakers dealing with India's diverging audiences and wildly different expectations?
A powerful memorial to the bravery of an ordinary man Leigh Pitt, who saved a boy from drowning but did not himself survive.
The IMF is threatening to throw Argentina out of the Fund if it doesn’t start reporting credible figures for inflation.
Many ex-offenders in the US leave prison indebted to the courts. Why do one in five people in Philadelphia owe around $1.5 billion in crimin...
For 95 years, the ‘Anzac Legend’ has been at the heart of Australia’s national identity. Through a government-sponsored programme of c...
Sol River talks to James Meredith, who walked into history as the first black student at the University of Mississippi in 1962.
Linda Pressly investigates why rape and sexual abuse is so common in America's huge prison system - and asks if new measures to fight it wil...
John Simpson looks back at the chemical weapons attack on the Kurdish town of Halabja, unleashed by Saddam Hussein in 1988. What hope and ju...
Exploring lullabies from around the world and their role in child development.
In many remote areas of Afghanistan – where few foreign journalists have access - it’s the Kalashnikov rather than the ballot box that dicta...
The largest Iranian community outside Iran can be found in the heart of LA. What is that diaspora's story? Iranian stand-up comedian and act...
Nina Robinson investigates whether the government of Trinidad and Tobago's initiative to get more people involved in sport can reduce the co...
What does it take to get people in the rich world engaged in the issue of global poverty? How can you avoid cliché, sentimentality and callo...
Andrew Harding joins Mohamed Ahmed Noor who, by request of the president, has returned with his wife and family from a life in London to try...
Rob Broomby explores how British universities are adapting to commercial times and asks if significant donations could distort the academic...
Phil Maguire, Chief Executive of the Prison Radio Association (PRA), reports on the launch of Rise Maximum Radio, based inside Trinidad and...
How exemption from conscription for ultra-Orthodox Jews is exposing Israel's fault lines. Linda Pressly reports.
Across the developed world, government funding for universities is drying up. That means universities are having to seek finance elsewhere....
In Japan people believe that your blood type - or ketsueki-gata - defines your temperament and personality. What implications does this have...
Tim Whewell gets rare access to a rebel held town in northern Syria.
The series History Lessons for China's New Leaders recalls some of the most important stories from Chinese history. In part 2 Carrie Gracie...
The tragic story of African migrants who fled fighting in Libya on an inflatable boat.
The island monastery of Valaam in northern Russia is a beacon for orthodox believers and a favourite of President Putin. But all is not well...
The series History Lessons for China's New Leaders recalls some of the most important stories from Chinese history. In part 1 on the eve of...
Meet Muhammad Idrees Idrees, the man who overstayed his Indian visa and was stripped of his nationality and identity.
Episode 2: Power and Foreign Policy - How do America's presidential candidates Barack Obama and Mitt Romney believe the US should interact w...
America's presidential election campaign is now in its closing stages. The leaders of the two parties - Barack Obama and Mitt Romney - have...
Alan Dein attempts to cross the world on a late-night excursion via Facebook and Skype.
What does the collapse in Iran's currency mean for ordinary people and the regime? Pooneh Ghoddoosi reports.
** Please note this programme contains a description of a medical circumcision ** As the German government proposes to make religious circum...
An audio tour of The Museum of Broken Relationships and the stories behind the objects it exhibits: the things left behind at the end of lov...
South Africa remains a growing market for Avon cosmetics despite a slump elsewhere. How has Avon managed to make such inroads into South Afr...
Recorded in the days before the exploratory drilling begins off the Alaskan coast, May Abdalla travels to Point Hope, not far from where the...
A dying man and his husband try to meet death in style with a "bon voyage party", but realise dying cannot be choreographed. Please note, Pa...
New Zealand's street gangs are established, territorial and notoriously intimidating. Leaving them is incredibly difficult, and "punishments...
May Abdalla travels to the settlement of Point Hope, a remote Alaskan village, to meet the Inupiat people and to learn of their fears and ho...
The Assad family has now been in power in Syria for more than 40 years. The country may be embroiled in a civil war, but President Bashar Al...
Benjamen Walker visits airports, amusement parks, roadways and colleges to document how the priority queue is re-ordering American society.
Why do we do the things we do? Mike Williams searches for the extraordinary and hidden histories behind everyday objects and actions. This w...
It's a unique Japanese practice. Each year in Japan there are tens of thousands of unusual adoptions – very different from adoptions elsewhe...
Latinos are part of the fabric of the USA, so what role will they play in the nation's forthcoming elections? Claire Bolderson visits Miami...
Why are there a growing number of African-Americans who openly don't believe in God or the church? Sarah Richards reports.
*This programme contains views and language which some listeners may find offensive and upsetting* Iraq can cost you your life. In a hard-hi...
Latinos are the fastest-growing ethnic population in the USA. In the first episode of a two-part documentary, Claire Bolderson asks whether...
BBC correspondent Will Grant challenges stereotypes as he investigates Mexico's economy. He talks to industry leaders, workers, politicians...
For Assignment Tom Esslemont examines the disturbing world of Russia’s skinhead ultra nationalists.